Skylight



V. E. ROWLAND.

SKYLIGHT. I APPLICATION FILED OCT- 3|,1919.

Patented Feb. 24,1920.

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SKYLIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 31. 1919.

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UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

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SKYLIGHT;

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To all whom it may concern:

. i "known hat 1,. Y LS E- 'BQWW a citizenof the United States, residing at lndianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new a use mprov ment n Skylights, of which thefollowing is specification.

hi inv n ien elates to ky ig t for ventilating and furnishing light to rooms next to the roofs of buildings; and theobject of the invention is to provide a skylight which is thoroughly weather-proof, and also to provide novel and improved operating means whereby the skylight can be e ily'ep ned r cleseda The invention. also hs for its object to provide a skylight which automatically loses in cas o fir A further .ebi e of th im rlt n i t provide a novel and improved means for supporting he g as panes f the Skylight- O h o j ct a da v ntases 0f th ven n Wi he mint out 1 1 endeared des ription appea in lfei l fifi y and. i ente tha the in ention ay be be er 1111- rstee reference is. had o h 2 .0 .9 1.

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' pe ifieatiem i In the drawings:

Figure 1 i an elevation sh wing 0 1 si 0 h struc r Fi t i r ss-sec io 9 5 .11? l n 2*2 fj l Fi s.- 31 are large se tionaj vie h l ne 3-8, 4-4:, and 5-5, respectively, of Fig. .1; F s Gi a en a edcross-. e e Ofithe s ructur t th r dgetheree h in a flash n on f th skyligh ect on b n ns ar anged. to

shown inepen posi on; F .7 a C e sose t en 0 t n ;7 o ig- 2, an Fis- 8 is a .SBGtiOHaI detail of alatch device.- I 1 R fe ring spe ifica ly t thed ings, 10

denotes a roof having a 1ight=well,' the curb of which latter is composed of side and end walls 1 1 and 12, respectively, said walls be suppo a s yl gh Qft e Q- type h skyl gh iscompo e of two setions, which are 'pivotably conm at thei upper en s to th Opposi sides of a ridge beam 13supported b the end walls 12 of thecnrb. f

The frame of each skylight section is comes-ed of op n ettom bars a 1 r spec v ly, tiles l6, and un b 17. The frantic is sornewhat longer than the curb so as to project from the ends and to their projecting ends, at the sides thereof, are attached weights 20. These weights rnay be attached to the projecting ends of the stiles at any distance from "the pivot of the skylight to counterbalancing effect Where'the .stlles of the two skylights cross, the ridge beam .1 3, which is an I 'beam, is recessed as shown at 2i to enable the stiles to clear the same.

The hinges 'forthe skylight 'sectionsieon .sis 9 eav 22 an 2 ted y P obtain the proper.

passing through knuckles thereon, the

"leaves being} secured to the. sides of the beam 113, and the leaves23'to the nppers de of the top bars 14; of tl'ieskylight frames.

Means are prov ded for swinging the skylight sect ons open or closed; andas the operating means for. the two sect ons are the sarne, a description of one snfiices for beth- To the'under side of one of the .m'untin bars 17 is fastened an armor beam 24:, braced b a be? 2 e d g g lly between the same and themuntl n bar. The arm 24 is perpendicular to the 'skylighti section, and it extends inward and downward. To the free end of the arrn 24 is fastened one end of a hauling line 26, which ex'tendsover to the curb, side wall ll, on. which'the skylight section seats at its lower end, and on said wall is mounted a guide pulley 27, over which the line passes and then'extends downward in the light-well, to any conv enient lo cation from which it may be operated. It

willtherefore be seen that a pull on the line released, and the skylight section then antomatically. swings closed. It will be i1nderstood that the counterbalance hereinhefore described will be so arranged that the skylight sections have a normal tendency to swing closed when released, and at the same time but little effort is required to swing them outward to open position.

The guide pulley 27 is carried by a latch lever 29, pivoted as shown at 80, in a recess 31 in the top of the wall 12, and having a hook-shaped end adapted to engage a kee er strip 32 on the bottom bar -of the srylight frame. Aspring 33 presses against the latch lever and holds the same in locking position. The skylight section is therefore securely latched when it is closed. A pull on the line 26 to open the skylight section, first swings the latch bar out of engagement with the keeper 32,and a continued pull on the line opens the skylight section.

At 34 is shown a chain'fastened at one end to the'muntin bar 17 adjacent to the curb end wall 12, and on said wall is a guide pulley 3.5 over which the chain passes and then extends downwardly into the light well,its lower end carrying a small weight 36. When the skylight section is swung open, the weight 36 upon reaching the pulley 35, acts as a stop to limit the outward swing of the skylight section. It will be understood that a stop device will be provided for each skylight section, and at each end.

7 The bottom cross-bar 15, of the skylight 7 frames, to obtain a weatherproof'joint at thesepoints. The strips are flexible so that they may readily bend when the skylight sections are swung open or closed.

To the top of each sidewall 11 of the curb .wall, is secured a sheet metal gutter 39, extending throughout the entire length of the curb and spilling on the roof of the building, outside the end walls 12, of the curb. This gutter catches any moisture from leaks or condensationrunning down i the skylight sections on the inside thereof.

The muntin bars 17 of the skylight frames are of inverted T-shaped cross section, the flanges being at the bottom to provide seats for the side edges of the glass panes 19. EX- tending parallel to the muntin bars are gutters 40, made out of a single piece of sheet metal which seats against the bottom ofthe bar, as shown at 41, and has folds over the edges of the flanges thereof, and on top of the, latter as shown, at 42, the gutters being at the edges of the flanges; The pane seats on the part 42 whereby it is spaced from the top of the flanges of the muntin bar, the

space thus formed being filled with putty as shown at 42 Over the upstanding portion of the muntin bar is placed a cap 43, of sheet metal, held by a wire 44, and having outstanding bends 45 or flanges at the bot- 70 tom, positioned above the pane 19, in spaced relation therewith, so that the pane may be puttied as shown in Fig. 4. The outer ends of the bends 45 are bent down into contact 7 with the top surface of the pane.

On top of thetop cross bar 14 of the skylight frame is fastened by a bolt 47, a sheet metal strip'48, having an upward triangular bend 49, which forms a ridge on which the upper end of the glass pane 19 seats, and the strip is then continued upward as shown at 50, to seat against the upper edge 'of-the' muntin bar 17, coming flush with the top thereof. This leaves a pocket for putty, as shown at 50?, and when the flashing 38 comes down over,it,a weatherproof joint is had.

The lower end of the pane 19 seats 011a ridge 51 made in a sheet metal strip 52 secured to the cross bar 15 by. a screw 53, which latter also forms a stop for the lower edge of the pane. i

It will, of course, be understood that all the panes 19 are secured in the skylight frames in the manner hereinbefore described.

The skylight sections are so dimensioned that when they are open, they overhang the curb walls 11 and 12, sufficiently so that they 7 need not be closed during. ordinary storms. The preferred embodimentof the invention has been disclosed, butit will be understood that various change's fand. modifica-' 'tions may be made withouta departurefrom the spirit and scope of the invention claimed hereinafter. The invention is also appllcable to green-houses, wooden ,sky- 7 lights, and doors above roofs, whether of wood or iron, and single or double.

I claim: 1. The combination with a hingedskylight and a curb on which the sameseats; of a means for swinging the skylight to open position, said means comprising a hauling line, means for connecting the line tothe skylight, a pulley over which the line passes,

a pivoted support onv the curb for the pillley, and a latchon said support engageable with the skylight when the same is closed.

2. The combination with a hinged skylight and a curb on which the same seats; of a means for swinging the skylight to open position, said meanscomprising a hauling line, means for connecting the line tothe skylight, a pivoted latch on the curb engageable with'the skylight when the same is closed, and a pulley carried bythe latch, over which pulley the aforesaid line passes.

3. The combination with a hinged skylight and a curb on whichv the same seats; of a means for swinging the skylight to open po- 130 sition, said means comprising a hauling line, means for connecting the line to the skylight, a'pivoted latch on the curb engageable with the skylight when the. same is closed, and an operative connection between the latch and the aforesaid line.

4:. The combination of a ridge beam, skylights hinged to the ridge beam, and flexible flashing strips carried by the ridge beams and seating loosely on the skylights across the joints between the same and the ridge beam.

5. The combination with a hinged skylight; of counterbalances at the ends thereof, and consisting of projecting beams, said beams and the skylight being located 'respectively on opposite sides of the hinge connection of the latter.

6. The combination with a hinged skylight; of counterbalances at the ends thereof, and'consisting of projecting beams, said beams and the skylight being located respectively on opposite sides of the hinge connection of the latter, and weights carried by the projecting beams.

.7. A skylight structure comprising a frame composed of top and bottom cross bars, stiles and muntin bars, glass panes supported by the cross bars and the muntin bars, strips mounted on the cross bars and having ridges on which the panes seat, the strips of the topcross bar having upstanding portions extending between the muntin bars, and stops on the bottom cross bar for ing portions extending'between the muntin and stops on the bottom cross 'bar for bars,

the afore the bottom edges of the panes,

said muntin bars having outstanding base flanges for supporting the panes, and cap pieces on the muntin bars having outstanding base flanges engageable with the top of the panes.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

VALSY E. ROWLAND. 

